ShootSpeeders
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The american press will only talk about slavery by white people even though that ended 150 years ago!!!
Mauritania commits to ending modern-day slavery
march 14 2016 LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Mauritania has vowed to ramp up its fight against slavery, becoming the second African country to approve a United Nations treaty designed to give countries the legal muscle to combat forced labor and trafficking.
Slavery is a historical practice in Mauritania and both adults and their children are the property of their masters.
The Haratin, who make up the main "slave caste", are descended from black African ethnic groups along the Senegal river. They often work as cattle herders and domestic servants.
The West African country has the highest prevalence of slavery, according to the Global Slavery Index, which estimates that 4 percent of the population - or some 150,000 people - are living as slaves.